nThe Importance of Being Earnest shows a full measure of Oscar Wildes legendary wit, and embodies more than any of his other plays, his decency and warmth. This edition contains substantial excerpts from the original four-act version which was never produed, as well as the full test of the final three-act version, selections from Wildes correspondence, and commentary by George Bernard Shaw, Max Beerbohm, St. John Hankin, and James Agate. nThe full text of Oscar Wildes beloved comedy of manners, including exclusive commentary, selections from Wildes correspondence, and excerpts from the original four-act version.The Importance of Being Earnest shows a full measure of Oscar Wildes legendary wit, and embodies more than any of his other plays his decency and warmth. nThis edition contains substantial excerpts from the original four-act version which was never produced, as well as the full text of the final three-act version, selections from Wildes correspondence, and commentary by George Bernard Shaw, Max Beerbohm, St. John Hankin, and James Agate.It is exquisitely trivial, a delicate bubble of fancy and it has its philosophy; that we should treat all trivial things of life seriously, and all the serious things of life with sincere and studied triviality. -Oscar Wilde n nThe full text of Oscar Wildes beloved comedy of manners, including exclusive commentary, selections from Wildes correspondence, and excerpts from the original four-act version.The Importance of Being Earnest shows a full measure of Oscar Wildes legendary wit, and embodies more than any of his other plays his decency and warmth. nThis edition contains substantial excerpts from the original four-act version which was never produced, as well as the full text of the final three-act version, selections from Wildes correspondence, and commentary by George Bernard Shaw, Max Beerbohm, St. John Hankin, and James Agate.It is exquisitely trivial, a delicate bubble of fancy and it has its philosophy; that we should treat all trivial things of life seriously, and all the serious things of life with sincere and studied triviality. -Oscar Wilde n nThe full text of Oscar Wildes beloved comedy of manners, including exclusive commentary, selections from Wildes correspondence, and excerpts from the original four-act version.The Importance of Being Earnest shows a full measure of Oscar Wildes legendary wit, and embodies more than any of his other plays his decency and warmth. <